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We are proud of our graduates and want to stay in touch with you so we can tell you about exciting events and reunions, news, careers support, opportunities and benefits that may be of interest to you. We do this through our Alumni Association and membership is free.

* Would you like to stay in touch with us?

Yes, I would like to stay in touch with you and understand my information will be used by Birmingham City University as set out in the ‘How we will use your personal data’ section

No, I do not want to receive any further communication from Birmingham City University Alumni Association and request my contact details to be removed from the database.

* I would like to receive alumni communications by (tick all that apply)

Email

Post

Phone

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How we will use your personal data?

We will use your data to keep a record of your relationship with the University and to deliver a range of alumni and supporter activities. This will include sending you regular communications, telling you about events, promoting opportunities, benefits and services that may be of interest to you, fundraising and requests to complete relevant surveys.

Here are examples of activities that we might use your data for:

Sending you publications from the University by post or email (subject to your preferences)

Telling you about University events, alumni events and reunions and sending your invitations

Giving you information about opportunities that we think may be of interest to you including job vacancies, mentoring, auditions, Alumni of the Year, volunteering and competitions

Contacting you about opportunities to give donations to support our work

Sending you communications from your school or faculty

Giving you information about further study opportunities, including postgraduate fee discounts and scholarship

Asking you to complete relevant surveys for example about alumni services, higher education or opportunities available.

We may use records of your interactions with the University to help us understand your level of engagement, which may be recorded on your individual record to help us personalise our service to you and direct resources appropriately.

A full copy of our privacy policy is available at: www.bcu.ac.uk/privacy. If you do not want your data to be used for any of the above purposes or would like to request a copy of our privacy policy, please email alumni@bcu.ac.uk.

We may from time to time have to update our privacy policy. If we change this privacy policy significantly, we will contact you and may ask you to update your consent. We encourage you to check our privacy statement occasionally to ensure you understand how your data will be used and to see any minor updates.

If you are not content with how we handle your information please contact our Data Protection Officer. However you do also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Information about the Information Commissioner is available at: https://ico.org.uk